Hand chopping-knife.



No. 697,6I5.

A. A.FLAGG. HANDvCHUPPING'KNIFE.

' (Application led May 19, 1897.) A

Patented Apr. I5, [902.

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3 (7% Mmabtomu UNrTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALICE A. FLAGG, OF JEFFERSONVILLE, VERMONT.

HAND SHOPPING-KNIFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 697,615, dated April15, 1902.

Application lled May 19, 1897.

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, ALICE A. FLAGG, of Jeffersonville, in the county ofLamoille and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hand Chopping- Knives and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

The invention relates to a chopping-knife adapted for use by hand inchopping meats, duc.; and it consists in the combination, with thehandle, of a series of chopping-blades connected with said handle insuch manner as to adapt them'to be arranged in parallel relation to eachother or to be folded in substantially the same plane, thereby forming asimple and effective knife for use and one adapted tobe folded intocompact shape when not required for use. It will be understood from thefollowing description and claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a perspective View of achoppingknife, showing the improvement. Fig. 2 represents a longitudinalsection through the handle-bar, showing the manner of securing thecutters thereto, with the latter folded into substantially the sameplane.

l indicates the handle of the chopping-knife, which may be of any usualor suitable construction. Itis shown in the present instance made inloop or U shape, with the ends of its arms connected rigidly with alongitudinallyarranged bar 2; but it Will be apparent that said bar 2may be connected with the ordinary T-shaped handle centrally arranged onsaid bar2. The bar 2 is provided with a number of perforations Vtoreceive a shank 3, formed on the upper edges of a series of cutters 4 4,said shanks being screw-threaded upon their upperends to receivesuitable washers and nuts 5 for holding the blades securely in place inthe bar 2. Below the bar the shanks may be provided with collars orshoulders (indicated at 6) to abut against the lower face of Serial No.637.184. (No model.)

the bar. The cutters 4. may be of any usual or desired form, preferablyrounded on their lower edges, as in the ordinary construction.

Inv the use of the chopper the blades will be set ordinarily at rightangles to the bar 2 and in parallel relation to each other, as shown inFig. l. By their pivotal connection with the bar 2, however, they may beadjusted at any desired angle of relation to said bar and when not inuse may be folded one against another into substantially the same planeand into substantial parallel relation with the bar 2, varying therefromonly in the lapping of one blade or cutter upon another.

The' construction described provides a sim= ple and eectivechopping-knife, one in which the cutters can be readily removed forcleaning or sharpening and as readily replaced and secured in the handlefor use, as described. When the chopping-knife is not in use, thecutters or blades will be folded into compact shape, as indicated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A hand chopping-knife comprehending a bar provided with a suitableradially or lati erally extending handle, and a plurality ofcutting-blades pivotally mounted, at intervals, in said bar andextending in a direction opposite said handle.

2. Ahandchopping-knife comprehendinga bar provided with alaterally-extending handle, aA plurality of cutting-blades provided withscrew-threaded Shanks, said shanksbeing pivotally mounted in said bar,and clamping-nuts on said shank, whereby said knives are adapted to bepivotally adjusted and secured in adjusted position.

In testimonyV whereof I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

ALICE A. FLAG G.

Witnesses:

MARION L. GRIswoLD, j WILLARD H. GRIsWoLD.

